Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Report of a Joint Workshop of the National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (2012)
Chapter: Appendix D: Acronyms
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"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Report of a Joint Workshop of the National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13292.
| ABAS | aircraft-based augmentation system |
| APNT | alternate position, navigation, and time |
| ARAIM | advanced receiver autonomous integrity monitoring |
| ARNS | Aeronautical Radio Navigation System |
| BD NAV | BeiDou navigation |
| BDC | BeiDou Coordinate System |
| BDT | BeiDou system time |
| BOC | binary offset carrier |
| BPS | bits per second |
| BT | BeiDou time |
| BTRF | BeiDou Terrestrial Reference Frame |
| CAE | Chinese Academy of Engineering |
| CBOC | composite binary offset carrier |
| CDMA | code division multiple access |
| CGCS 2000 | China Geodetic Coordinate System 2000 |
| CL | civilian long length code |
| CM | civilian moderate length code |
| CNAGA | China National Administration of GNSS and Applications |
| CONUS | conterminous United States |
| CORS | continuously operating reference stations |
| CS | clock set |
| CTRF 2000 | China Terrestrial Reference Frame 2000 |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Report of a Joint Workshop of the National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13292.
| DME | distance measuring equipment |
| DPE | data processing element |
| EGONOS | European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service |
| FAA | U.S. Federal Aviation Administration |
| FSL | free space loss |
| GAGAN | GPS and geo-augmented navigation system |
| GBAS | ground-based augmentation system |
| GEO | geostationary Earth orbit |
| GGS | GPS Geodetic System |
| GIVE | grid ionospheric vertical error |
| GLONASS | GLObal NAvigation Satellite System (Russia) |
| GM | Gravitational Mass |
| GNSS | Global Navigation Satellite Systems |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GPST | GPS Time |
| GRS | Geodetic Reference System |
| HAL | horizontal alert limit |
| HDOP | horizontal dilution of precision |
| HMI | hazardously misleading information |
| HPL | horizontal protection level |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICD | interface control document |
| ICG | International Committee of GNSS |
| IFB | inter-frequency bias |
| IFR | instrument flight rules |
| iGMAS | international GNSS Monitoring and Assessment System |
| IGS | International GNSS Service |
| ILS | instrument landing systems |
| IME | inter-measurement element |
| IMU | inertial measurement unit |
| INS | inertial navigation systems |
| IPP | ionospheric pierce point |
| IRNSS | Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System |
| IRU | inertial reference units |
| ITRF | International Terrestrial Reference Frame |
| ITRS | International Terrestrial Reference System |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Report of a Joint Workshop of the National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13292.
| LAAS | Local Area Augmentation System |
| LEO | low Earth orbit |
| LPV | localizer-precision with vertical guidance |
| LSQ | LightSquared Corporation |
| MCS | master control stations |
| MEO | medium Earth orbit |
| MOPS | Minimum Operational Performance Standards |
| MTBF | mean time between failures |
| MTTR | mean time to restoration |
| MS | monitor stations |
| MSAS | Multi-Functional Satellite Augmentation System |
| NAE | National Academy of Engineering |
| NANU | GPS Notice Advisory to Navstar Users |
| NAS | National Airspace System |
| NextGen | Next Generation Air Traffic Management System |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| NTSC | National Time Service Center |
| NUTC | national universal time coordinated |
| OBAD | old but active data |
| OCE | outer-comparison element |
| PANDA | position and navigation system data analyst |
| PDOP | position dilution of precision |
| PE | positioning error |
| PL | protection level |
| PNT | positioning, navigation, and timing |
| PPD | personal privacy device |
| PPP | precision point positioning |
| PRN | pseudo random noise |
| PVT | position, velocity, and time |
| PWV | precipitable water vapor |
| QZSS | Quasi-Zenith Satellite System |
| RAIM | receiver autonomous integrity monitoring |
| RDSS | Radio Determination Satellite Service |
| RFI | radio frequency interference |
| RMS | root mean square |
| RNAV | radio navigation |
| RNP | required navigation performance |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Report of a Joint Workshop of the National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13292.
| RNSS | regional navigation satellite service |
| RO | radio occultation |
| RP | relative positioning |
| RTCA | Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics |
| SARPS | standard and recommended procedures |
| SBAS | space-based augmentation systems |
| SGE | signal generation element |
| SLR | satellite laser range |
| SOL | safety of life |
| SoW | second of week |
| TDOP | time dilution of precision |
| TFS | Time and Frequency System |
| Tgd | Tau group delay |
| TMBOC | time multiplexed binary offset carrier |
| US | upload stations |
| UAT | universal access transponder |
| URAE | user range acceleration error |
| UDRE | user differential range error |
| URE | user range error |
| URRE | user range ratio error |
| UTC | Coordinated Universal Time |
| VAL | vertical alert limit |
| VLBI | very long baseline interferometry |
| VDOP | vertical dilution of precision |
| VOR | VHF omni-directional range |
| VPL | vertical protection level |
| WAAS | Wide Area Augmentation System |
| WAM | Wide Area Multilateration |
| WGS | World Geodetic System |
| WIPP | WAAS Integrity Performance Panel |
| WN | week number |
| WRS | WAAS reference station |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Report of a Joint Workshop of the National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13292.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Report of a Joint Workshop of the National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13292.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Report of a Joint Workshop of the National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13292.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Acronyms." National Academy of Engineering. 2012. Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Report of a Joint Workshop of the National Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/13292.
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